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liantlle light fcrvice at Zion A

,\1.1;1_y pwple took advantage of’ "he ii1i.- iwziiliei" last night to at-i ". 1.1- tzzjoyablc Canuie Light

iii Z Presbyterian I51

Wood was organist LlllklJtUl‘ and a specfal ‘the program was

a - l-irst Christmas" - .';.l‘(l with caiul ' r Ciiuii". , was by Rev. 13.. the program was ' Benediction. 11.1.» 1h: program: l. ’l" First Christmas", I1» ll‘\i‘(l ‘Yllll Carol singing -‘ L‘i1i1‘i‘l. 11111111. illi-

“Christians ,-llli:i' Happy Morn" i 11o i; of Praise-l. Choirs

. .- that Walked iii ' <\\-"1i1.'i1'~; Chorus, 111111 " - Ali's. I1‘. A A. 1.1:‘. Wendell P111111, . in" 4111111111110 soloi, Miss

K‘ on. i Vision" tchoir)

c1".

_' Ichoir) . isiveil. Day is B0l'll"_: soloist, Afrisiei"

1" and the 50115;" fduct) Roper. Miss Freda.

i. a rci 1'11 iii the Inn" lmale 1 solo. ‘Afr. MiilCflllll Mitc-

istmss Lullaby (contrai- \l " Freda Macivllllan, - Miss Nan Reay.

‘Fhou Little Tiny

icholr). Roper and

"ll ihe Lord" (choir). “L111 Herald Angels sing" (No. 171. in Book of Praise). Choirs and Congregation.

Queen's favorite Dress presented To Dominion

LYTII-"ll/VA, Dec. 19.—(CP)--Queen

E .11 -".h's favorite dress. said to li 1' t 320.000 with its tram, to- 11 2111-11 to the people 0t L‘ t.

A ini-sented the dress worn by A1 ort-sriitcti the dres worn by Qu Pllllllbtilll in the Senate (:11 iilici" on Mat" l9. 1939. to the

piiolii- fllKlilff-WQS of Canada where it \\11i re '

Princess

Queen 1i‘ the Princess box

. . iti t pleasure to think‘ oi Canada wanted

'1‘ A. Crerar received the . "ie people of Canada. . F. Ciissrrain. Secretary . .111 welcomed the Princess‘ 'C"'ll1lll\ n behalf of Prime 1e Kill! who was

. ady is well known because the Queen sue ilcscd in the Peace . with the King for one l." incst popular pictures of the

- the Queen sent an -ill'f" r11‘ herself wear- No-nan l-lartncll is W11‘ SilDDBl‘ sat-

i‘. iii.- 11111.11 i 111 i

. (JONFEDERAIIUN LIFE INSUR- .\.\Lh. L-9f8B-'|-Zz-..L‘

liii 111.1111 iiiilcV-a, _l'\ll(l ll‘t: travelling

and witl1 cigarettes by the Provincr]

This column is reserved for news v! local interest, but advertising nl a newsy nature may be lnsemd at 5 cents a word. strictly anle in advance

Photographs. ‘

L-Jll-1Lf-l0-l3l.

COOK'S for

l

Fritld)‘ anti dlllblfull)‘ at W. Ches- e 14:1" S. Alclsurels Office. L-6l9.

PRESIH"I'ERIAN Church s91‘- vices", Suntiu). December 22. Mount tiJhlii. il d 111.; Hariungion :1 p.111. Altirsiiia-iil 7.30 p.111. L-622.

NORTH ltlVi-Jli and Churches. Slillliilv LJCL‘. "": Baptist service at

}<‘.l1l'\~.\\1' ll . . Subject: “We 11.1w Seen His star"; North Rivei " p.111. Supine < "Follmviiig A

" ; 1,011,; Ulllk '1 p.111. Subject; ,‘.Jlli.l\\\‘(l 1111- 5.111”. A pag- iieaiuiiful" will by Clyde Rivet" Bap- "10 p.111, Dec. zz. on" inns music at all . A h]. Todd, A-linisfcl‘.

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IHLUIS OPAS HUI‘ DANGER- Ut s. — Aini-iiigii paved hiiihwma .1111. ui.-.iii- 11.1» mites in tiie orovixicu are upon 1o moi-oi" iixitiic. motorist; 110011. 11.0 10.111 sliilncc lce-COVCIJGCI

"wi-rj» u.ii1-.,.i1i1is.‘ Ulit! traveller smu 111- 1 .ii.1-.. nine c.iis oil the 11.1111 ..(i\‘-L\‘ll Uiiiilioltctutlrll fllld Atuillti: ,;i tllatllllfit‘ t1 3U mics.

.\11lll\' 1111101‘ llCClflClllS lllUe CCCLU- rcu. if ‘Ulla learned. bin. no serious lll,llli'\ 1o c»: iipiiiits of cars involved has been l'<'l)()l'i.\2d. Appiicatioits of sand by 1111- Department of Hit-th- ivais tins 111111.11 coiiuitions ondan- Lieroiis iiil. .lll(l other trouble spots. but 1011.: st. ‘M1105 01' the road are siill reported “very slipoeiiy."

AIR RElfRljlTS LEAVE. — Six 11:‘(;l'uli.S to the R0 "-11 Canadian Air Force lt-ii here 1.4.113" for tiaiiiing ccihies elsewhere in (lqtiyidu, qhey iieie: E. it. Caiiinicnacl. motor nie-

cnttnic .\l."t‘., Peakcs; s. w, Maw 1111111011, _ aero engine mechanic. E:l1"ll$(1lllI1‘; P. l-fennebeiry,

standard general duties. Morell; Charles Currie, acro eiuttne mach- aiiic, Georgetown; W. E. Gilson, ucro eniliiie l echuiiic, Dower Mon- 11111110, iuimcrly of Sioncham, Mass; U.S.A.; Garfield Cummings. aero l? chi-tine inecliiiiiic. Vernon River. Be- fore leaving they were presented d ivith luiittcd itoocls by the Red Cross

(iOVPFIIHlPllF through the Curry On Canada Co1"11.s_. 'l‘he- piv-sentatlons a \\'(‘l'l‘ luoki-(l 111101" by A. G. Bruceof the Cllllllfllttll Legion W111" Services. h

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Personals

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Mrs. Wallet" ZtIat-Kcnzic, Spring- iit-ld ts visiting n1 Summerside.

Miss Agnes Paoli, R. N, is leav- ing" this morning for Vl/iiinipeg whore site will spend the winter.

Corporal Herbert Ivlellish of the R.C.A.I~‘. arrived home 111st iiignt. l-Ie will spend his furlough with hi8 lmrvnls. lvii‘. and Mrs. Thomas Mcllish, Union Road.-

Miss Freda. Slllllil, Stanley Bridge, is a iiaiient 111 the Prince County Hospital. llei" many friends wish her a speedy ivtcovery.

It» pleasing to icport that Miss Fern Dysiant has returned to her duties on the staff of R. T. Hobnzrii Ready to Wear Depart- ment aftci" bcing confined to her

cmc for ilic past week with an itttiick of the flll.—~$.

G. D. Carson of ilic first corps of Signals 1121s arrived from some- where in Ontario to spend his furlough Wll-il his parents L. D, CQYEOH mid Mrs. Carson.

Ralpl". Tl'fllll1'll'_ AB.. Royal Cazia- t'" I

d. Navy. has arrived hriinc cn leave to spend Christmas with his parents in the city. He has mcent- l iv ietiiriietl ‘ircin England where he had been 011 convoy duty.

in 11.111 :1 oniie skit

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Z_._ .. . .._.;'.. “_*'i“"“" ‘ A. .-.. 11.11. -- iii l’ 11, Nova Son-l 11.1. 1..1.1"i11.ic1‘ l-l, 19-10, to Rev. Ai1-._ (1.111 t-J. .\i<;.\'-.-zi¢.e and lVlrs. iVlc-i biz-i ..c, a sou, Donald George.

SITHVAN -- At the Prince Co. i 1"."i: Deciinfoei" ltith. lil-iltl aiiu ‘\I1s. Gordon Sullivan,‘

Pltit HARD 1- AL Sumnierside, De- .-i" 15111, 19-11). 11o Mi". anti Mrs.

.1111 Priciizird, a tiaugntci".

.711 li/r-‘emoriam

In lnvlmz mr-mnrv n! Jklll-N I)I'.\'I'IIY

IiiF-"l llM-Plnlicr Z0. 1939.

IFl“~.i|l'i"-'\=!““\' filslffi and Brothers.

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N. D. MacLean

UNDERYAKER EMBALMER

("m-mnmiwn and North “Wlnhirr Phone ill!

1' - z NNNNHWIQKHKNHWIP

‘See sharp

.. (‘aiinrla {rave been (‘_ ..r tiiiin in thy Unitcd d‘ 1. n11». ' _ _ c 1‘ ills: 10.11" ‘ l’ ." Edi 911F911". ‘ '\.' -- A‘ §i1'ri1i‘0“‘(, L0? 2'1‘ i‘ ". ‘l ‘I " 111:1. 3-11 1‘ 1 l. i . . . . Award by S . ‘l1 ".'. ..1 , (‘Pastry-n i. - A: flT l?'1"ilfr\i‘f1 s1 iTh r h v": 11-11-1111» 1' i8, 191.’). Mtsi e u c m f" *1 r" 1 ti in 11")‘ v".t-i| ____ y~ "' " F1"'1‘av,| I I r» m- IHl-"Y- NFW roux, Dec. l9 —(APl - m" \v....~.1..i .-1i.1-.i Vi/liicf".

11111 Late To Clzisyihfy‘

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Increase in U. 3. ling prices

19- iCpiwpi-e. 1 Dc zaitiiicnt 1:11 that l' in Un- s by March wh ch Canadian und-rrstord to the 131' sh Food shado- 11g ‘erment

ngrrement. . Nov. 1. 1939, . $1801 per 10!) tic A Wiiishire sides.

was chosen today as ~ C.llll'i‘illllflll award t .1111 of good will

nscopnl Church. lkflflll oi the com-

.\ mi.1\ to dntiid America by aid lo 111v .-\' s. Last year» award went to Mrs ‘ illkllll D. cosevelt.

L-604-l2-l0-21. , . .._

action sorting Christmas cards and parcels. Nine more men will be added to the staff as the mall becomes heavier and three extra. men have piaccd on the train to handle the surplus.

mails tioiially heavy and of course Moii- dzys and Tuesday's will keep the postnieii busy as last minute shop- pers rush to the wickets with 111.111.

regular monthly meeting iii League room on Tuesday melting. with the Campbell mcsiriiiig. lVlcr-tiiig flpl 112d with prayer. Minutes of meeting and treasiueifis report were read and approved.

Convener of War Service Milli, tors from National Convenei" of fl- nanve anti War Service.

lo attend to the 1113.5 the past few winters the Sisters of St. Mary's Convent. Souris, have prepared and served

(APi-The master of

l t. G fl ld aid return Enmwrhi‘ are: gill or e s on

-- that she

tralian and New Zealand troops

and left. for Australia later with

S0 "T n00“; Iozklhm 515111.000 Italian soldiers captured in . . -_ . .. . .3; p,

1115,, attgggd 11.. 1.11.41 1....ii.'.l;iiZiTi.Eavy At 0h’town Post Office

The Christmas rush at the Char-

lottetown Post Office is getting in- to full swing at present and last night five truck loads of mail ar-

licd for distribution. The regu-

‘lar office staff, supplemented by l3

xtra men, immediately went into the thousands of

been

Money orders are heavier than

they have been for the past two years and the majority of this busi- ness is remaining in Canada owing to the restrictions of the Foreign Exchange Board.

People have been co-operatlng

with the Post Office Department by mailing their cards and parcels ear- lier this year and there has been no congestion in either the out-

oing or incoming mails. Stat-tip

SMCB amounted to $865. on Wed- nesday of this week which is only $135. less than the top day of last. year's sales. It Ls expected that 11115 amount will beexcecded before the present season's rush is finished.

Tonight's and Saturday will probably be

flights excep-

Tlie local Post Office has been

re-arranged behind the wickets to allow for greater i"oo111 during" llze rush. Special cases have been fitted up for mail to Massachusetts and other United States mints as well as for‘ the various provinces of the ‘ Dominion. Mall to Nova Scotizi is much heavier Brunswick, it is reported.

than that to New

As usual the postmeii are boili-

ercd with the very large and very small types of greeting cardswhich do not fit the standard cases.

The air mall 111 the morning aids

in relieving any threatened con- gestion as also do the two collections from city mall Boxes are emptied at nine and 11.30 "each morning" and night. while the

extra boxes.

resent condition exists. The Post

Office staff is on duty 24 hours a

ay and ll". has been annotinced

that there will be a delivery on Christmas morning. It is expected that everything will be cleared up

t noon on that day.

Exra racks holding 75 1111111 bags ave been fitted up to handle the arcels and cards expected to pass

through the office. The public will

e saved any long wtalts by stop-

ping through the door leading to 1hr old Savings Bank section. special counters have been fitted up where people are able to pro- cure staimps and mail their par- ceis.

Herc

The mail did not arrive at the

Pcot Office until nine o'clock last night. The train was over two hours late because of heavy traffic the mainland.

son-is G.W.L.

Oil

Monthly Meeting"

iicld their the

The Sourls C.W .L.

President. Mrs.

DTP? IONS

Correspondence read. consisted of

a ictier of thanks illl’i 11pp1"".ci:1tio1i from Rev. Jntties ‘Vi "Isaac 011.111-

iii

.011.‘ let! " ltfcDcnnell, Di >111 lct-

Money was voted for the foi-

iowirg obligations Pei" Cap 111 111111 budgw National taxes, SlEtQIS of Nfariha Bid-g. fund, a dona‘ioi1 to the Sisters of the Precious Blood. a donation of $25.00 to St. Church fund, and the balair-e due on the piano in St. Mary's H.111 to be paid.

Ma ryks

A committee was appointed

charities and gifts. For

lint cocoa. at O a. m. lo the pupils of the Con-

veul, p.11"rni.s and well \vl"‘1ci".s of

his great institution may show

their appreciation by attending a C. W. L. Bingo. date to be announced later, for this worthy cause.

Regrets were expressed for Mrs.

Rooney who left a few weeks aco for AIDIVTPRI. Previous to her ric- pariurc, the members of the Sniirls" Sisters met 1'11 their league rooin and presented dress and case of Silverware.

her with an aci-

Disnussion on other topics follow-

ed. Meeting closed with prayer fur the troops.

r1115? $11.. Brack liners In war service

JERSEY CITY, N. J., Dec. 19- i-he liner

from a rouiid-the-world

cruise that he had seen Britain's

wo largest passenger ships. the

Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary.

ii"...u:s1.ii1tiii1g111110.11; 11.11 “m; "m; bot/h were m w“ “y. 1111.111 annually by the vicm iiicii-piriitll-iit1111111111101 The uegn Elizabeth __ largest

vessel look-which left New York six weeks n50. WM Cape 27. said Captain Valdemar Nielsen.

observed zit town. South Africa. on Nov.

He said ho saw the Queen Mary

n Bombay Nov. 9 and was told rought in 16.000 Aux-

v . Cant. Nielsen said the President

“JAN-pg” __ "gmpnyp-rgpyigx- |Garfield‘s sailing from Bombay

perk-nerd maid 111 go m niiiifax. was delayed l2 hours until a c011-

RBfl'l"llL‘1’S rvqiiirerl Guardian for address.

pins", l; werka old. ‘Miller

1 , vo, of eight Appy s caiYrylng 2.000 troops L-6i8-12-20-2i. 51113.91?! rm; sun-amen DANE PUP- ‘shins full the two days they were in Bom-

merchantmen each to had cleared port. Crcwmen port. officials told them t3 left Bomb-w t"i" Hue". ditrznq

large

slstrr '1 TIVIY owned by Quinta. bny.

Price low. APDiy Dunbar Chm-

lottetlowii.

L-8l5-l2-20-3l. Mlnlrdk

up; ,1..."

Geo. '

usual Christ- ‘ "

1 111s L'HARLU'I"I‘_ETOWN_y§‘UAvRDlA_l:l_____

us.A}..ba ss¢dor In Blunt Speech

To Japanese Takes excepti_—

riitiin Warned

(ContlnugLfrommpagcMl)

1

i

‘and wounded of all categories, icumpared to the figure foi" Italian iprisoners alone of over 30.000.

He spoke of the capture of "100 serviceable guns and 50 tanks. gether with grout quantities of in- valuable stores“; the imprison- ment of 800 men in a battery of artillery at Sidi Omar ‘Tuesday and the charge, “sword in hand" of an Australian cavalry squadron which “ afhered both ans and u its trophies.’ “One cannot say.” he Italians have iiigli fighting spirit or quality in this battle. . , we have seen at l1 11st one whole division laying down its arms intact to s far in- ferlor force.

"Al: other periods of Italian his- tory they have shown great cour- age and 1 am not going to frame a charge of tack of mlltary quality against a people with whom. up to this time, and God knows we never sought it, we have had no quarrel, but only sympathy.

“But. perhaps their hearts are not in their work. Perhaps they have been so lon disciplined and ruled and relieved‘ of all share of the government of their own coun- try that they have not felt those virile emotions which are the foundation of the actions of brave armies, and which are best fur- iilshed by discipline imposed on

freedom." Mr. Churchill again spoke sob- erly of the "'dis uietlng" sinklngs

of British ships y U-boats in the Atlantic and" said "we must regard the keeping open of this channel to the world against the sub- marines and the long-distance aircraft which are now attacking it 11s the first 0i the military tasks which lie before 11s at the present time."

Resistance Grows “Our power of resistance has grtnvu," h1- sald. “and we have

picscrvcd ourselves secure in our island home and have reached out long and strong hands across the seas to discharge the obligations we have taken in the countries that have put. their faith in us." Sharing briefly the Commons floor, David Lloyd George called for Britain to "press on against the Italians" and said he ho d, the next time the House met, ai- he would be able to congratulate Mr. Churchill on

‘przncn " t EH1.

Bcviii. the Minister of

. said some "exceedingly" sir-all" time had been lost. in muni- .t:cns factories because of labor dis- puies.

British Prepare

1Contlnucd from page 1)

1111711, TdiTr re were so iri- (iltililOllfi that _a_ grarlual retreat. P0111 ' k. 511111181‘ to that from

Bardia. was the Italian‘ plan.

withdrawal toward Dema, 1'15 miles 112111111 Libya. had been reported b British pilots earlier in the week.

I11. and about the perimeter of l3 in heavy fighting w;nt on fllllillii 111,; day. The Fascists w:rc kiicwii 1o have plentiful supplies. and BritLsli military sources eug- gested that the operation might, re- quire some tme, although they ex- prtsscd no dcubt about the ulti- matc issue.

In the vanguard of troops sur- fiig tho lcwn were a con- ent of Free Ftench free; and strong forces of Australians.

The Royal Air Force backed up the land and sea assault upon Bar- da by bombing Italian airdrcmcs to tlto rrai" cf it an"! prohctng the ll ish f!"‘f)'ls' moving" sticadlly" n- tiie Lliyan plateau to the at-

i These operations included one of’ the heaviest raids of the war in itlie ws..t-i"n desert, in which 1B rn- cniy planes ivcre destroyed. The inirdrcme at Bcnnina was the tat‘- ueL-‘ilip law-est- in ‘ except. illlfll- a1- n

‘Huge Transports

w“ (Continued from page I)

Dt-nmark. Norway and the bow Countries.

1A Swiss newspaper. Le Demo- crat of Delemoiit, reported “from a good source at Zurich." that commercial freight and civilian passenger traffic had been sus- pended on the Brenner railway line. which connects Germany and Italy. to umit passage of Ger- man dlvis ons en route to Italy.)

The‘ report of Junkers tranc- parts in Italy's service indicated that (‘ierinany was providing only the planes and the pilots, but these were said to have gone to Itnly in response to pleas from Mussolini. Italian Alpinl made up the bulk of the air-borne rein- forcements, it was announced.

Military sources said that each Junkers could carry 20 men on the short. hop across the Adriatic to

near the battle lines and that. each plane could crou several times a day.

The Greek drive ha: left only‘

Vnlona and Durazzo as ports cap- able‘ ‘(if handling sea-borne rein- fortcsements for the battered Fas- CS .

valona and Durauo have been bombed repeatedly by the Rn al Air Force in eta-operation wth Greek airmen.

The Greeks. like other modern soldiers engaged in war against the white backgroun wore sheets for camou age.

"Des lte bad weather." said one front ispatich, "Greek columns are continuing their advance, especial- ly in the central sector where, after heavy artillery fire, they reached Klisura. -

"The Italians abandoned their positions, where they had been fighting for three do a, and loft in the hands of the reek troo s abundant war material and quto

a few prisoners." But at Klisura as well as at. Tepeleni the Greeks refrained

from entering the reportedly lb- aiidoned towns. Instead. Crook army chieftains ma their heavy artillery and poured shells over the towns into Italian pool- tioiis in the background hills.

BREAK FOR JURYMIN LONDON. .~lCP)-» Legal tradi- iizn was broken when Justice Tuck- ri- czrnfltfed a murder trial liirv to ri -~-.-"~ 51rd no home for the niitht as YFWIMH’! nrssibilitles made it un- wise to keep them locked no. -

“having elimln- , iitecl the nioi"e squalid of his op- ‘

of snow, I

llowc will ‘Begin review With British Munitionsand Supply

Minister Greeted by Ralston at London.

Amati-on. Canndllll staff Writer) LONDON. Doc. 19-(0? Cable) I-I-Ion. c. D. Howe. Canadian Min- ister of Munitions and Supply. safe fi"om the nightmare of a. tor-

(By Dough: Prm

TOKYO. Dec. l8.—(AP) —- In I. blunt. unscheduled speech fore pcdoing and rescue at sea. will the American-Japanese Society. the beyln almost; immediately a re- |United Slates Ambassador. Joseph view with British officials of "what. C. Grew. wok mud today with @110 ihas been done and what needs to Iassertien of Japanese Ilbroiun Min- be done", so that Canada may ltsier Yosuke Mutsuoka. that tho know "if we are putting our push fate of China is larizelv anciuestion in the right dlrection." 0f sentiment to Americans. He told this to the press during The ambassadors remarks were a conference hem today “m” 51-- made after he heard Matsuokirsex- a-iving in London from the Brt- position of Japanese foreign policy h re he landed wed. at a farewell luncheon for Admiral tish port w e Kiwis nesday bringing the news that d "bu? gmlnum-tgew Ambfll‘ Hon. Gordon Scott, financial ad- sflhgrtsw f‘ e gtegs blis- viser to his ministry, had been 5‘ u” a- W ° ad e" ml-m‘ lost in the events that followed “W” l" Grew Wm‘ ‘ht’ Smwmiml torpedomg o; the 1092541“, “m, that. the foreign minister “has the weswm Prmm ' same sort; of D6I£S0rll1fll affection for: Mr. Howe looked fit and keen as m" ‘mun W u “V? °r 5mm" he ste pod from the train to be “Efmd i" h" ‘ma’ greets by his fellow cabinet min- "uefignnotf ggtfigfi hmlarmirlf inter. I-Ion. J. Lilfiallstomf Canadian cans,‘ m us t, m truw a “m, ‘sane fMingitg‘ s’; éianazxmn lgggmg-rlggg affecting the verv existence of our 'off cials. enf.” re‘ - _ * Completely outfitted Wll-h “N” sloryvisbfiiflisilmnrilzabii; Szlfllegltllyltiiflsl! cm-hes- carrying ‘m umbren“ W" force for peace and honor. We his "Tm- he seemed "m" the W°T9° shut our door to none. Any nation after spending eight hours in an p,“ dams to take a hand in gm, open boat, in high sens, and then task 1s weyoomeg- four uncomfortable days in a ras- m; oonquded with a D193 m; the fllllnfl freighter. United States to stay out of the PTO!“ E- Cllnnlnkhllm. fl British war lest it brine on the world an meat company official, came n "armavedrioii" that would destroy description of Mr. Scott's death.

civilization. which Mr. Howe, who was in an- Arlsinz after the address. other lifeboat, did not witness.

nizency. report that. tIn-Gen. Hiros‘"l

Grew placing Saburo Kurusu.

on to interpret-

ation of U.S. interests in China. -|"

took immediate execution to this

iarizelv sentimental." lu aid

"Iamitlwdiiolcarnthat tn tho §ii8€‘“..';f‘.°.i.‘é§2".i$ fifiigfififiiffilf liroirm-m envisages no conciueat. no °”-‘-’{~fi"i§.slf.°’.§i’l.t‘i.'b'i°'l.1.;..1 .1. American people stand for certain things. amonfi which, on om hand. are their ob twtions. and on the other their r111 to."

The United Show. Grow con- tinnued. must consider not only "expressed intentions. r0 udlou of

the l‘ ualvc the. may Dlfeldlfifld." but "foo and u! tiona too."

Matsuoka. s akin: of Japanese adherence to he Rome-Berlin aids. contiended s, large section of the American people. wilfully or other- wise, have misinterpreted it lShlJ-t boring hcstile intentions toward the United States. '

Matsuokrs reiteration of loyalty to the tn-partite pact. was empha- sized by a Domei. Japanese news

Oshima. ardent advocate of Germ- an-Jabanrse collaboration would re- turn to Berlin as ambassador. re-

Record breaking Mine production

O'I'I‘AWA. Doc. 19- Record- ‘bfflflklflg returns reaching Mines Minister Crerar from Canadian mines give convincing indication the value of total production in ithe Dominion this year will be well in excess of $500.000,000 for the first time. een previoufly report“ Lézsi: ytegi" bit"o1'felall_Drcvlnusdrc. - cor s w - a o a miners pro uc- {fijlwlgftg-r 3%”; g1” ,,§“,§°“’" ""1" Alon or $474,503,000. The total in turned e B e 011i vver- Assn was s444.az4.ooo and in 1937 - ‘it was 84.57.359.000. 1V"- H°W° dlwlofied that he had i The big gainer this year will be loss‘; all‘ his £1135 811d PBPCTS bill gold with n. value considerably in Selmi 1 Z790 5thb°9nJ£<7§h1YlZ 95- excess of $200,000,000 compared “Anew 119% elm- dts a 200d iriui $154,000,000 in 1939. Value of time?” “f; e5 fiaane,“ m" 50""!- the base metals foi" this year have Mr. How remfm (thy; h l! ilrln- .not been disclosed but copper pro- 10f can”, .8 “mil a 11156115510“ cluctlon will be well 1n excess of l“ I" 11° °n o! mlli- ,1“: year's 500.000.0011 and nickel itflry supplies had been over- ‘will exceed the 19:19 figure of s50- 000.000.

shadowed a little by talk of pro- duction in the United Slates, but ,To amend ll. B. I Gasoline tax act

hc felt that the "results in Can- ada were Quite comparable with anything ey are doing across FREDERICTON. Dec, 19.—(CP1— New legislation to amend New Brunswicks Gasoline Sales Act to

the line."

1, He emphasized. however, that: no enable farmers. fishermen and in- dustrial users of gasoline to obtain

was referring in this respect only straight exemption in payment of

to capacity and not quantity. izasoline tax will be introduced byi

I _ _*“_"

First l1. S.

I I

Jiarrison will

Go ‘ tho New Brunswicks Minister cf = I Public Works at the commission ,1 session of the New Brunswick legis-

——-— lnture. it was learned here today.

WASHING-row pep, 1g___1A1=-)_ The new ‘ecislation would elim- The first gai"i'isci1 to be sent to any inntc the lnconvrlllence of Dfvvlflit of the Atlantic bases icreiiilv ac- lllf‘ {RX 1111" ‘"1" mflklm! 31113-1"- qulred bv the United States frcm fir“ ffll‘ FPllJild- Great Britain ivll 11o m Newfc-und- Srnllar ICTlSlBUOII will be sought; land, (thed War Department an- ‘IrvNIéva Scnlia and Prince Edward nounce to av. san . ~

The size of the fOTCE. which will Anderson. Minister of Public Works- leave New York earlv in January. Whopsald. "the izovemmffllfi 0f "l? was .not disclosed. but the depart- “Iw-"iiiivo Provinces bovcbcrulfijfk- ment said it would be lllldfel‘ com- in" vr-ry closely in this matte". mnnd Of Col. M. D Welly. infantry ’T"wli" “'-n'.="'""nt:1ilves met. at Hali- officer now on temporary duty in fr" on Dec. 11. the department, f "This plan should not. only be a

The force, which will be part cfmw-af. convenience to the tax ex: the United. States army's "New- i own‘. lndustrws but will R150 fi-‘SIF fcundlnnd base command" will be fiv- novr-rnmr-nr. in m» v\'vvr\fi"'\n of , transpcrted aboard the S. S. Ed- i fox evasion." the minister Said- inund B. Walker. formerly the old -——-"-"" cc-P-burpiniz S. S. Ame". . l The ship will be moo- ' John's. Newfoundland in: barracks until shnrr " "n- tions are completed.

1Glaims Nazis Demand changes in Vichy Gov’t

BEENE, Dec. 19-—(AP)—Fer- nand cle Brlnon, representative of the French Government ln Ger- man-occupied Paris, took today to Mlrlhal Petain in Vichy what diplomatic sources here described as “firm" Nazi demands for "radical" changes in the Govern- ment's personnel.

The Vichy Cabinet meeting de- cided durinq the day. these sour-

‘The waves must have been at W" “"" ‘least 21 feet high when the life- boat reached the rescue ship." Mr Cunningham said. “Air the lifeboat was lifted from the crest of each wave we jumped to the shifts rope ladders. That was the ony way lwelcould makesétntt l h

" 511W MI‘. O 1 attempting to get abgalftir? H?‘ g/eiailirigg ahclogkhto vyhicgerzis at.- ac e a 0o . e _um effort to get hold of the Ilrogilel liaiddege but the hood fell across

s e s.

"He missed his grasp and fcil ‘into the sea. He was crushed be- ‘tivfrtetil tcliieblifeboai". and the ship.’

1a

‘Italians say llihurchill has. Figures wrong

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 --(AP) - The Italian government wireless, iii a broadcast picked up here tonight by the Columbia Broadcasting Sys- tem, claimed Prime Minister Churchill told a "lie" n saying that the British forces in numbered by the Italians.

“We have taken due notice of Mr. Churchill's remarks ...0n the sub- ject. of the Itolian soldier. 1t. fol-- low: the customary linen to which we have become immune for years We are not. so petty as to indulge in similar remarks in regard to British soldiers, even though we ihave always beaten them when we

of arms in the United States. pos-

sibly to be financed bv the United

States under President Roosevelt's n.

been told to go ahead with negoti- ations on new war orders was made by Henry Moraentliau. Secretary of the Treasury. who said no contracts would be signed until Congress could act on Mr, Roosevelt's proposal for putting aid to Britain on a new footing.

omss conference Tuesday. this idea. is for Lite United soates to take we!" British orueis for _ pay the manufacturer for production and lease or lend the products to Biitain. was over. Britain would return those arms which were in Rood condition. and replace those destro

the size of the proposed new British oiuers. but informed sources said the wtal was upward of $3,000,000.- 000 and included the following:- About 12.000 additional warplanes. to cost 51.125.000.000. and 2.000 to 2,500 tanks, guns and ammunition to oost about $l.700.000,000. Current British contracts are understood to total about i2.500.000000

proposal to contract for 80 ships in this country, which had been previously announced. would not await congressional action the President's "tease-lending" plan. It was indicated that actual con- tracts might be sinned this week.

a thro the wen, est tooite Hvmtfll"! l“ Hm- w~ 5 n3? ygt announced. c3111 tginstruct the vessels.

$50.000.000 in connection with ship contracts. but other sources said this would be only a part nay- ment and that the totnl cost would be twice that amount.

nouncement came amid increaslnfl gay‘ to

tsnuusen," Production Chief of the DClCIlLXZV Commission; Henry Stim- d ssn, war DGCYCLQYY. niiox. Navy Secretary. °

er centrznization of authority contemplated. a reporter slid he amumeu that the army and navy would i101. be deprived of their con- tracturai powers. and Early replied that 11c thuuizht. the assumption was I well taken.

in: on United sum defence We“ bya were out- L

Rmxfifltlll? $52,519,807 to seven com- pa es oi- oxpansion to meet. naval ordnance contract for t-fflvwl‘

contract for airplane!-

Britain ti...» Negotiations For Arms orders

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—(AP)- Great Britain has started noizotio- trons. it was disclosed today. looking towards ordering $3,000,000.01» worth

"lease-landfill" pla Announcement that Britain held

As outlined by the President at a war materials. 1

their When the war

ved. iviorizentliau cave no hint as to

Morgenthau said Greek Britain's cimzo

on A ship-yard at Portland. Me" and

Morizenthau mentioned the “$3M 1e

The Treasury Secretary's an-

nuicatioiis that some steps would

it was indiuitwci that. aomecreot- l‘ wal

Among other development: bear-

h :—- ialfe navy awarded contracts al-

plant equipment and

iiemcnlo. The army awarded uiléhfilitllbli The naivv awarded a 815.160.5111

Senator Edwin Johnson Dom.-

investlgatoi- on the ney staff reported today book seized in the Chicago ill i111- quarters of the GCl'll'lllll-Alll(‘l‘l(7.ll! Bund indicated that between 1.131111 and 2.000 members were 1n United states military or naval service,

oral Bureau of agents who did not comment 111111 there was no definite word as lr) whether the men listed \\‘(‘l'<' no.1"

use ment after Sergeants Sieve 1.1111111 and Joseph S oncler of lilf‘ sinus attorney's olce had gailii-rvti ilj an armloag at the Bund quarters.

and Frank W11

army aszreed ‘of the

or ere . 01311

the last of October. all production of P40‘: is now 1w- ln to 1min

present lop-sided division of oi-ioan wornlane deliveries between Britain and the United States illus- trated in mind when. exolaininc his riilr-

"HLUI GRASS FLOWER MIST (up) .' . 1 $1.351 gift bOled, $1.110, Wllh ctomlnr, $2.00; gift boxed, $2.25. lflrggf SIIII, $2.50, $4.00 and $8.75

i BLUE GRASS GIFT BOX . . . wntdlnlng Flower Mist, Dusting Powder and‘ Hand Soup . ." . all in Elizabeth Arderri ‘(Imgd llvo Gran fragrance, $4.25

Johnson & Johnson

"The Qualit D gt Cor. Kent aid 0.51s.

2.6661111}? Members in

ll. S. Forces

CHICAGO, Dec. lil-1AP)--~An state's attor-

tliiil. a

The book was examined by Fid- Investigation

I\ My branch of the armed 1'11»

1:85. or had service at some i)l'f.‘\-

us time

The investigator, who d0Clillc/l of his

name. made the slate-

Of books and i‘l‘f‘0i‘(i.i

The raid was carried out iiiidm

orders from municipal judge Qscni S. Caplan to expedite a search f1>i assets of the Chicago the Bund and the Teiitoiiiii P1111. fishing Company. Both arr.- sued in an effort to collect $380 11 delinquent personal pioperty tax es.

Pace of U.S. Aid to ritain is stepped up

branch 1v. lit‘ i 1 1g

WASHINGTON. Dec. Ill-MP)»- pace 0f United States aid to

e Great Britain has been stepped 111).

uthorltattve sources (iLslLtised 11-- the point where Britiiiii 1111"

be taken shortly in an effort w the time belnn is obtaining niiiiiy 5M“, mm, D,-Duucu°n_ time: more flirhtlniz tllftucs 1111111 fiwpncn mum Dmsmenqfl “m; American factories than the Ullllctt secretary. saiu Mr. Roosevelt was 513W "KW 1i Rfll-tlml- , smuyunl m, °.- mx Bu,“ "non; mgr-lulu received probably ten uioin u proposal for o defence "hiuh b0 e‘ u ma“ “ma” mmf°§ i‘ wmmana» Headed bv wmmm 3, mbem pursuit ships and .0111 ll

observation craft-as the iirmv r1111

uriniz November. it was stud. A1» numbers were not disclosed. n the ground. that this was riilii- ble military information. v Aside from the administrations

oplloy of all old short of war. one o

the mason: Britain received such

I. preponderance of United Sum-s warplane production was 1111- lil'l1l\ s

ctlon in exchanging curix-nt i710-

Laat spring, for instiiiice. tlic to let Britain buy noun" is: P-40 pursuit ships it The army's oriciziil . greatly reduced. ivas filled in" Thus \'l"ili1lii\'